Flooding forces Ashley Furniture to evacuate manufacturing facility

ARCADIA, Wi. – Operations at home furniture giant manufacturer Ashley Furniture were impacted after flooding in Arcadia, Wisconsin, the home of Ashley’s 175-acre manufacturing site.

On July 20, high waters surrounding Arcadia forced the evacuation of several hundred people, including Ashley’s overnight shift. According to a statement, operations for Ashley’s first shift casegoods manufacturing remains canceled. Second shift remains operational.

The expansion will include a new e-commerce fulfillment and distribution center. Ashley says the expansion will allow its current 175-acre site to fulfill e-commerce orders more quickly and store more furniture onsite.

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